Organologist, musicologist, violin historian, and bow maker. Musical instrument research and writing, specializing in Italian violins from Cremona, the development of the modern bow, advances in woodwind technology, the bassoon and tenoroon, and material science and technology and musical development.

Current Research Interests

The Emancipation of Timbre: From Mahler to Varèse; Functional Orchestration, Syntax, and Planal Analysis (dissertation)